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The driest places in Africa in July: ranked by rainfall

18 destinations share the top spot at 0 mm in July, listed by fewest wet days, starting with Kolwezi. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Africa.

Top three in July: Kolwezi (0 mm) , Suez (0 mm) , Huambo (0 mm) . Between first and 50th place the rainfall differs by 0.1 mm.

# Destination Country Rainfall Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Kolwezi Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 mm 26 °C 13 °C 0 mm 0 336 h –
2 Suez Egypt 0 mm 37 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 416 h –
3 Huambo Angola 0 mm 25 °C 9.1 °C 0 mm 0 344 h –
4 Herāt Afghanistan 0 mm 35 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 428 h –
5 Assiut Egypt 0 mm 39 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 400 h –
6 Al Fayyum Egypt 0 mm 38 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 415 h –
7 Esna Egypt 0 mm 40 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 386 h –
8 Saurimo Angola 0 mm 31 °C 16 °C 0 mm 0 340 h –
9 6th of October City Egypt 0 mm 36 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 416 h –
10 Cuíto Angola 0 mm 25 °C 8.1 °C 0 mm 0 345 h –
11 Minya Egypt 0 mm 37 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 408 h –
12 Luena Angola 0 mm 27 °C 12 °C 0 mm 0 339 h –
13 Sohag Egypt 0 mm 39 °C 25 °C 0 mm 0 394 h –
14 Mossamedes Angola 0 mm 24 °C 15 °C 0 mm 0 330 h 20 °C
15 Menongue Angola 0 mm 27 °C 9.0 °C 0 mm 0 338 h –
16 Mallawī Egypt 0 mm 38 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 406 h –
17 Hurghada Egypt 0 mm 34 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 400 h 28 °C
18 Girga Egypt 0 mm 40 °C 25 °C 0 mm 0 392 h –
19 Likasi Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.00 mm 26 °C 12 °C 0 mm 0 339 h –
20 Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān Egypt 0.01 mm 36 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 414 h –
21 New Cairo Egypt 0.01 mm 35 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 416 h –
22 Zagazig Egypt 0.01 mm 36 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 410 h –
23 Cairo Egypt 0.02 mm 37 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 416 h –
24 Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.02 mm 25 °C 11 °C 0 mm 0 337 h –
25 Port Said Egypt 0.03 mm 31 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 414 h 27 °C
26 Malanje Angola 0.03 mm 30 °C 14 °C 0 mm 0 346 h –
27 Ait Melloul Morocco 0.04 mm 31 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 400 h 19 °C
28 Marsá Maţrūḩ Egypt 0.04 mm 31 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 407 h 26 °C
29 Mansa Zambia 0.04 mm 25 °C 13 °C 0 mm 0 341 h –
30 Mufulira Zambia 0.04 mm 25 °C 12 °C 0 mm 0 330 h –
31 Ismailia Egypt 0.04 mm 36 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 406 h –
32 Solwezi Zambia 0.05 mm 25 °C 11 °C 0 mm 0 334 h –
33 Chingola Zambia 0.06 mm 24 °C 12 °C 0 mm 0 330 h –
34 Kom Ombo Egypt 0.06 mm 41 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 384 h –
35 Laayoune Western Sahara 0.07 mm 29 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 374 h 20 °C
36 Kipushi Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.07 mm 25 °C 11 °C 0 mm 0 336 h –
37 Damietta Egypt 0.08 mm 31 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 416 h 26 °C
38 Kasama Zambia 0.08 mm 24 °C 11 °C 0 mm 0 338 h –
39 Al Mansurah Egypt 0.08 mm 36 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 412 h –
40 Arīsh Egypt 0.09 mm 32 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 407 h 28 °C
41 Kitwe Zambia 0.09 mm 25 °C 11 °C 0 mm 0 329 h –
42 Idkū Egypt 0.09 mm 31 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 419 h 27 °C
43 Damanhur Egypt 0.10 mm 34 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 416 h –
44 Mwene Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.10 mm 32 °C 17 °C 0 mm 0 337 h –
45 Lubango Angola 0.1 mm 24 °C 10 °C 0 mm 0 336 h –
46 Al Maţarīyah Egypt 0.1 mm 32 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 417 h 27 °C
47 Alexandria Egypt 0.1 mm 30 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 418 h 26 °C
48 Tabora Tanzania 0.1 mm 29 °C 17 °C 0 mm 0 347 h –
49 Luanshya Zambia 0.1 mm 24 °C 12 °C 0 mm 0 328 h –
50 Bocoio Angola 0.1 mm 28 °C 13 °C 0 mm 0 341 h –

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

June: top 5

  1. Assiut 0 mm
  2. Esna 0 mm
  3. Kom Ombo 0 mm
  4. Minya 0 mm
  5. Sohag 0 mm

Full ranking for June

August: top 5

  1. Assiut 0 mm
  2. Al Fayyum 0 mm
  3. Esna 0 mm
  4. 6th of October City 0 mm
  5. Minya 0 mm

Full ranking for August

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
Total precipitation, in mm, in July, lowest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in Africa with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by fewest wet days.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo; sea temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering is ours.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.